Harlequin Kimani Romance November 2018 Box Set by AlTonya Washington

Author:AlTonya Washington
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2018-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 2

“Josh! Come on! We’ve got to go now or we’ll be late!”

“I told you,” Josh yelled back. “I don’t want to go!”

He had just turned seventeen in September and his voice sounded as deep as a man’s. But in Mariella’s heart, he was still her little boy.

His father was six foot two, but Josh rang out at five foot eight inches, and he was still growing.

His upper body was compact and ripped with muscles. There was a full-length mirror in the mudroom, which she’d installed so she could double-check her appearance before she went outside. Sometimes she caught him looking at his reflection and she hoped he liked what he saw. He was such a handsome young man.

Josh was also a gifted athlete, and his greatest strength lay in his legs. His speed and grace on the field had helped the Bay Point Titans become one of the best high school soccer teams in the NorCal region.

She leaned against the stair railing and took out a cloth-covered band from the back pocket of her running shorts. Gathering up her long, black hair into a neat ponytail, she tapped her foot on the bare wood floor and considered her options.

Going upstairs to continue the conversation would likely result in an argument. Lord knows there were plenty of those recently. But allowing Josh to continue to stew in self-pity was not going to help him get out of the funk he’d been in since the accident.

No matter his age, she would never stop worrying that he would get hurt. She also wouldn’t allow him to quit the team out of self-pity. If he didn’t show up at tryouts that was essentially what he was doing.

Her heart blossomed with renewed hope that getting him back on the soccer field where he belonged would help make everything right again.

Especially between us.

They’d been so close, prior to moving to Bay Point. For a long time, Josh was angry with her for taking him away from his friends, some of which he’d known since kindergarten. Though he’d eventually settled in and made plenty of new ones, he never let her forget how much he missed his “real” home.

Wearily, Mariella started to climb the narrow stairs, which always felt like Mt. Everest whenever she had to try to get Josh out of his room. To take her mind off the conflict that lay ahead, she ran her fingertips lightly against the mauve wallpaper, original to the Colonial-style house. It was worn, but the silk-like texture still felt luxurious.

She could have replaced it, and a lot of other things in the house by now, but something always stopped her. Redecorating was time-consuming and expensive, but it also meant setting down permanent roots.

She’d learned a long time ago to look for the beauty in life, which she often found in the oddest of places. It was easier than trying to understand life itself, and required no real commitment on her part.

Soon, though, it would be time to

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